Gloria Hickey craft writer

Monday, 22 August 2016

Tuckamore 2016 ends with a flourish!

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Last night, August 21, 2016 the 16th Tuckamore Festival concluded with a splendid finale featuring this year's crop of young talent...
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Tuesday, 16 August 2016

How to Charm an Audience: Suzie LeBlanc and/or The Gryphon Trio

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The second week of the musical marathon that is the Tuckamore Festival is upon us.  But before week one fades from our memories I want...
Friday, 12 August 2016

Satisfying Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget –The Tuckamore Young Artists Concerts

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The concerts featuring the Tuckamore Festival's Young Artists have to be one of the best values in town.  These concerts are held at...
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Tuesday, 9 August 2016

Tuckamore's Opening Night Brought the Riches

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Evelyn Hart's dramatic stage presence makes for a potent mix. To describe "Riches Brought" by its title would be an unde...
Sunday, 31 July 2016

How to Survive a Juried Show- a short guide for artists

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The first question you should ask yourself is:  What is the focus or goal of the exhibition?  In other words, do I fit in?  Will it se...
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Monday, 4 July 2016

The tattoo trail takes me to Toronto

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Silicone body parts were giving to tattoo artists to "embellish" for the show. You know you are obsessed with tattoos whe...
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Sunday, 26 June 2016

An opera without music?

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From time to time, I am asked for advice as a professional writer and curator.  When asked for a tip by a junior writer, someone strugglin...
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Gloria Hickey is an independent curator and writer living in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador with more than 300 published craft related articles. She holds a Masters degree in Philosophy of Art from the University of Toronto (1981) and has curated major exhibitions for several institutions in Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador. including the Canadian Clay and Glass Museum. She has also published a chapter in the book The Culture of Craft (Manchester University Press 1997) and has edited two books published by the Canadian Museum of Civilization – Common Ground: Contemporary Craft, Architecture and the Decorative Arts (1999) and Making and Metaphor: A Discussion of Meaning in Contemporary Craft (1994). She is a two-time winner of the Betty Park Award for Critical Writing, hosted by the Surface Design Journal of CA, and received the 2010 award for Cultural Leadership in the Atlantic Region. In 2011, she was the first winner of the Critical Eye award in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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